Wrotham

production of pottery ware

Wares decorated with dotted and trailed slip were made at Wrotham, Kent, and in London during the first half of the 17th century. Wrotham is noted principally for drinking mugs with two or more handles, known as tygs; and London for dishes with such pious exhortations as “Fast and Pray,” obviously inspired by the Puritans. Manufacture was also started in Staffordshire, and many...